Last month I spoke at the Missouri Meetings and Events Expo "Boot Camp" in St. Louis. During the cocktail reception, I wandered by an activity that might be included in your silent auction. A green screen was set-up in front of a camera. Fun props were piled on a table nearby. In essence, the subject (moi) selects a background and then "performs" in front of the camera for 6 seconds. Record A Hit had several backgrounds. I selected the St. Louis arch, given our location. Next I had to think ... Read On >
entertainment
Who opens the headline entertainment at your charity auction?
A couple of times a year, the Red Apple Auctions team works a gala that has booked headline entertainment as part of its show. One of those events is the Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) gala, one of Washington, DC's top fundraising events. This year the organization announced that over $1 million was raised. Among other things, that means that a lot of children in DC's public schools will have access to an arts education. I like to say, a bit tongue-in-cheek, that Red Apple Auctions ... Read On >
Silent auction entertainment ideas for the 20-something crowd.
I received a random email blast for which I'd not signed up. In other words, spam. As I prepared to hit "delete," the words "Silent Party" caught my eye. Thinking it was something related to a silent auction, I struggled to understand the poorly written press release. Baffled, I looked at the photos and clicked the website videos. Aha, I got it. If you're seeking some silent auction entertainment ideas for 20-somethings (Millennials / young professional) crowd, this might work for ... Read On >
Headline entertainment idea for your nonprofit auction – A Belle of Broadway
And in those 30 minutes, she made me a lifelong fan. She's at an age (born in 1933) when many women would not comfortable showing their arms or their legs. But this gal still has the body and the shimmy to prove it. Or maybe she has the shimmy, and the body to prove it. At any rate, the Red Apple Auctions team was excited to perform on the same stage as Chita at the nonprofit auction last night. No wonder she was on so many Broadway marquees: Chicago, West Side Story, Kiss of the ... Read On >
Review of Boothomatic for silent auctions
I read an article from BizBash magazine entitled "The Photo Booth That Can Capture the Whole Party." It talks about a new portable photo-booth -- AKA, the Boothomatic-- which rolls around the party, enabling guests to take photos wherever they might be. After reading the short article and checking out the photo, here are my off-the-cuff thoughts as to whether the Boothomatic would work in silent auctions. Designed for the younger set My immediate thought is that this is something for a ... Read On >